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Medical device maker AirXpanders appoints US industry veteran Frank Grillo as chief executive, succeeding interim leader Scott Murcray, with co-founder Barry Cheskin welcoming the hire ahead of Grillo fronting July's investor call.
Medical device maker Sunshine Heart reports its first two American C-Pulse patients cleared three-month follow-ups, booked initial reimbursement revenue from an Ohio trial site, and outlines coming CE Mark and FDA steps.
Sunshine Heart won complete US regulator clearance to run its first American trial of the C-Pulse heart device, having satisfied conditions attached to September's conditional clearance; enrolment of trial participants was anticipated that year.
Two American heart failure specialists have agreed to serve as co-principal investigators for Sunshine Heart's C-Pulse feasibility trial, which the company says adds credibility as it prepares a wider US study in 2007.